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Christopher Columbus Encyclopædia Britannica Feature

Photograph:Landing of Columbus, painting by Albert Bierstadt, 1893; and a …
Landing of Columbus, painting by Albert Bierstadt, c. 1893; and a …
(Left) The Newark Museum/Art Resource, New York; (right) Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

500 Years Later Last year was the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's death, but how should Americans remember him this Columbus Day? Was he the grand explorer deserving of the honour long accorded him, or was he a rank imperialist worthy of scorn? Was he a reflection of the historical circumstances that conditioned him, or was he a willing agent in the destruction of indigenous cultures? Britannica explores the “Columbus debate.”